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Woman to be extradited to Queensland to face murder charge

Posted on May 23, 2012 by ACT Policing Media Release feed - 0 comments

A 35-year-old woman has been taken into custody this afternoon following the murder of a 30-year-old man in Southport Queensland on 30 April 2012.

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Technical amendments to the Territory Plan

Posted on May 23, 2012 by ACT Planning and Land Authority - Latest news - 0 comments

Technical amendment numbers 2012-13 (Gungahlin) and 2012-22 (Nicholls) – land ceases to be in future urban area. Commencement date: Thursday 24 May 2012.

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Housing contract creating jobs for vulnerable groups

Posted on May 23, 2012 by ACT Government news and events - 0 comments

The ACT Government’s public housing maintenance provider will have to meet employment targets for persons with a disability, tenants, Indigenous people and youths under its new contract, ACT Minister for Community Services Joy Burch said.

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Join the conversation on Molonglo Valley stage 2

Posted on May 23, 2012 by ACT Government news and events - 0 comments

Consultation is now open for a community focused group centre for the Molonglo Valley development.

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CIT English program takes out Volunteer Team of the Year

Posted on May 23, 2012 by ACT Government news and events - 0 comments

A CIT scheme that helps newly-arrived migrants and refugees with their English has been awarded the 2012 ACT Volunteer Team of the Year.

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Meet local author Elisabeth Rose at Civic Library

Posted on May 23, 2012 by ACT Government news and events - 0 comments

Libraries ACT invite budding authors and romance enthusiasts to join local author, Elisabeth Rose, at Civic Library on Thursday 24 May 2012.

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City to Gungahlin Transit Corridor Study

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Community Engagement - 1 comment

The ACT Government is investigating the feasibility of replacing the existing Red Rapid bus service between Gungahlin and City with a light rail transit or bus rapid transit corridor along Northbourne Avenue and Flemington Road.

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Taylor Primary back on site for 2014

Posted on May 22, 2012 by ACT Government news and events - 0 comments

Minister for Education and Training Chris Bourke has announced the government’s commitment of $12.9 million to upgrade Taylor Primary School so it can return to operation on its original site as soon as possible.

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Cranky Bears take over local libraries

Posted on May 22, 2012 by ACT Government news and events - 0 comments

What do a cranky bear, a local author, a well known radio personality and Roller Derby players have in common? They can all be found at a number of our local public libraries on Wednesday 23 May 2012, as part of National Simultaneous Story Time.

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Molonglo Valley group centre

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Community Engagement - 0 comments

Consultation is now open for a community focused group centre for the Molonglo Valley development. Molonglo Valley is the ACT’s next frontier of development, and it is the intention of the government to involve the community who will enjoy this area in

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@ACTIONbuses continue Twitter service updates

Posted on May 22, 2012 by ACT Government news and events - 0 comments

ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher, said that ACTION will extend its successful trial of tweeting service updates during the weekday morning peak period.

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Survey shows strong support for City to Gungahlin transit

Posted on May 22, 2012 by ACT Government news and events - 0 comments

Strong community support for a rapid transit corridor between Gungahlin and Civic has been recorded in a new survey with two-thirds of Canberrans showing support for either light-rail or bus rapid transport, Minister for the Environment and Sustainable…

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Director’s view | May 22 : 12:45 pm

Posted on May 22, 2012 by National Gallery of Australia Events Calendar - 0 comments

talks Ron Radford, Director, discusses key works from the exhibition and von Guérard's importance in the history of Australian art. Free
Venue:Project Gallery

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Survey reveals attitudes towards kangaroos

Posted on May 22, 2012 by ACT Government news and events - 0 comments

Territory and Municipal Services released the latest results of a survey of Canberra residents’ opinions on kangaroo management.

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Kangaroo cull to commence in ACT grasslands and woodlands

Posted on May 22, 2012 by ACT Government news and events - 0 comments

The ACT Government wishes to advise that areas within the Canberra Nature Park will be closed from 6 pm Tuesday 22 May 2012 to 6 pm Tuesday 12 June 2012 to allow for the controlled culling of over-abundant Eastern Grey Kangaroos.

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@ACTIONbuses continue Twitter service updates

Posted on May 22, 2012 by ACT Government news and events - 0 comments

ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher, said that ACTION will extend its successful trial of tweeting service updates during the weekday morning peak period.

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Survey shows strong support for City to Gungahlin transit

Posted on May 22, 2012 by ACT Government news and events - 0 comments

Strong community support for a rapid transit corridor between Gungahlin and Civic has been recorded in a new survey with two-thirds of Canberrans showing support for either light-rail or bus rapid transport, Minister for the Environment and Sustainable…

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Community invited to the Cotter Dam open day this Saturday, 26 May 2012

Posted on May 21, 2012 by ACT Government news and events - 0 comments

To celebrate the return to full construction following the March floods ACTEW will be holding an open day at the Cotter Dam site this Saturday. The open day will bus visitors into the construction site to a unique vantage point where they will again be…

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Police seek public’s help into Dickson robbery

Posted on May 21, 2012 by ACT Policing Media Release feed - 0 comments

ACT Policing is seeking the assistance of the public to help identify the two people in the images as they may be able to assist with the investigation into a robbery and assault in Dickson earlier this year (Sunday, January 1).

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Wear a sprig of wattle on National Wattle Day to show your patriotism

Posted on May 21, 2012 by ACT Government news and events - 0 comments

National Wattle Day is celebrated throughout Australia on the 1st September each year. National Wattle Day gives us a chance to demonstrate our collective pride in all things Australian.

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